FMS

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS)

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are movement patterns that are the basis for Physical Literacy.  They are foundational movements or precursors to the more specialized skills used to play sports or games.  There are many different Fundamental movement skills.  Our PHE curriculum gives 15 FMS in three different categories:

• Non-Locomotor - balancing, twisting, lifting, bending
• Locomotor - dodging, jumping, rolling, running, hopping, skipping
• Manipulative Skills - catching, striking, bouncing, kicking, throwing

Here is an 11 x 17 FMS poster that you can post on your classroom wall to help your students learn the different fundamental movement skills

Fundamental Movement Skills Poster.pdf

FMS Videos

The 60 Minute Kid Club put together a series of videos that demonstrate the 4 stages of development for a number of different FMS.  There are also videos that explain how to teach the different skills.

Click Here to view the FMS videos

FMS - Landing.mov

FMS - Rotation.mov

Additional FMS Resources                                                

Non-Locomotor        

FMS - Balance.pdf

FMS - Landing.pdf

FMS - Twisting.pdf 

Additional Activities to Try - Non-Locomotor.pdf

Locomotor                  

FMS - Dodging.pdf

FMS - Hopping.pdf

FMS - Jumping.pdf

FMS - Running.pdf 

FMS - Skipping.pdf

FMS - Walking.pdf  

Manipulative Skills   

FMS - Kicking.pdf

FMS - Striking (with Hands).pdf 

FMS - Striking (with Implement).pdf

FMS - Throwing (1 of 2).pdf

FMS - Throwing (2 of 2).pdf 

Additional Activities to Try - Manipulative.pdf

I Can - Physical Literacy Posters

I Can Balance - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf 

I Can Catch - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Dodge - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf 

I Can Hop - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Jump - Jumping for Distance - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Jump - Jumping for Height - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf 

I Can Kick - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Land - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf 

I Can Maintain Balance While Moving - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Monitor My Physical Exertion Levels - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Perform Rotation - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Run - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Skip - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Strike - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Take Responsibility - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

I Can Throw - Physical Literacy Poster.pdf

PHE - Big Ideas - 11X17.pdf